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Ulster GAA
The Ulster Council (Irish: Comhairle Uladh) is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, and handball in the province of Ulster. The headquarters of the Ulster GAA is based in the city of Armagh. The first Ulster GAA Convention was held on 22 March 1903 in Armagh. Belfast solicitor George Martin was elected as first president with L. F. O'Kane (Derry) as first secretary. Victor O'Nolan (Tyrone), the father of writer Flann O'Brien, was elected vice-president. Danny Murphy (Down) has been Ulster Council secretary and chief executive officer since 1998. Murphy is a former vice president of the GAA and president of Ulster GAA. On 4 July 2012, Murphy was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for Services to Sport and Community Relations.[1] County boardsFootballProvincial teamThe Ulster provincial football team represents the province of Ulster in Gaelic football. The team competes in the Railway Cup. PlayersPlayers from the following county teams represent Ulster: Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone. CompetitionsInter-county
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All-time top scorers from Ulster county teamsAs of 3 June 2008 according to the BBC.[2]
All-time top goalscorers from Ulster county teamsAs of 15 June 2008, according to the Sunday Tribune.[3]
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HurlingProvincial teamThe Ulster provincial hurling team represents the province of Ulster in hurling. The team competes in the Railway Cup. PlayersCompetitionsInter-county
_-_Railway_Cup_2008.jpg) Ulster has always been the weakest of the provinces in hurling terms, possibly due to the difference between the hurling promulgated by the early Gaelic Athletic Association and the "commons" game played in Ulster. The Ulster hurling team have only won four Railway Cup semi-final games in their history (1945, 1992, 1993 and 1995),[4] it, however, lost in each of those Railway Cup deciders.[4] There have been some successes over the years, mostly by Antrim teams:
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"Team Ulster" in the Liam MacCarthy CupIn 2020, a concept was discussed among players and managers, with a proposal that a combined "Team Ulster" would compete in the Liam MacCarthy Cup.[5][6][7][8] Grades
CamogieGael Linn CupThe Ulster camogie team has twice won the premier representative competition in the women's team field sport of camogie, the Gael Linn Cup, in 1967 and 2007. Gael Linn TrophyThe Ulster provincial junior camogie team won the Gael Linn Trophy on eight occasions: 1979, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000 and 2002. Honours
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